{"id":67948,"date":"2022-11-22T16:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=67948"},"modified":"2022-11-22T18:58:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:58:14","slug":"fixing-fairwater-the-volunteers-saving-cherished-belongings-from-landfill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/11\/22\/fixing-fairwater-the-volunteers-saving-cherished-belongings-from-landfill\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing Fairwater: The volunteers saving cherished belongings from landfill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restoring baby blankets, teaching forgotten skills and bringing people together is all in a day&#8217;s work at the repair caf\u00e9<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>VOLUNTEERS in Fairwater spend one Saturday every month fixing the community\u2019s most valued items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saving priceless handmade baby blankets from landfill is all in a day&#8217;s work for these volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our friend Mahri made [the baby blanket] as a gift for my daughter when she was born,&#8221; says organiser Cllr Claudia Boes, on the handmade baby blanket she brought in to save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"5 year old baby blanket\" class=\"wp-image-68006\" width=\"769\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"5 year old baby blanket\" class=\"wp-image-68006\" width=\"769\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/baby-blanket.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>This handmade crochet baby blanket is being restored in Fairwater for use by the next generation.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of the public think things can\u2019t be fixed at the start, and they are often surprised to find it can be,\u201d says volunteer Sophia Griffiths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to prevent things going to landfill, really.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The repair caf\u00e9 is a service used and appreciated by many residents, who regularly come to St Peter&#8217;s Community Hall to revive their most-loved items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is an invaluable service. I have had quite a few items fixed and I always leave feeling grateful,\u201d says repair caf\u00e9 regular, Louise Ash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rise of throwaway fast fashion and household goods being made with deliberately short lifespans has been bad for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Repair Cafe Wales network wants to reduce waste and pass mending skills on to others. But it also promotes camaraderie within communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteer Wendy Crawford said: \u201cSome people don\u2019t know how to do their children\u2019s hem. We can show you! I used to learn by watching my mother sew. 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However, its popularity meant it quickly grew into a permanent monthly fixture in St Peter&#8217;s Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt brings people together and is a mutually beneficial relationship. Environmentally, it means less things going to landfill but they also get their items repaired,\u201d says Cllr Claudia Boes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Communities in Wales save an estimated \u00a3920 every month as a result of weekly repair caf\u00e9s like Fairwater\u2019s. In 2019 alone, it is thought repair caf\u00e9s worldwide stopped around 420,000 kilos of waste reaching landfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re really pleased that people in Fairwater have access to a repair caf\u00e9. It\u2019s great to see more and more popping up along the length and breadth of Wales,&#8221; says Friends of the Earth Cymru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRepairing what we own, keeping it for as long as we can, and not buying as many new things, reduces waste, uses fewer resources, and leads to fewer climate-damaging emissions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fairwater\u2019s repair caf\u00e9 meets at St Peter\u2019s Community Hall &amp; Garden, on the second Saturday of every month, from 11am until 1pm.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=19qiVu1NzrUdcgG52vcpnf7ITQmXWTzE&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=19qiVu1NzrUdcgG52vcpnf7ITQmXWTzE&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n\n\n<p>There are repair caf\u00e9s throughout Cardiff open at various dates throughout the month. 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